Irish
Etymology
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Noun
fáiscín m (genitive singular fáiscín, nominative plural fáiscíní)
- clip, fastener
Declension
Declension of fáiscín (fourth declension)
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Derived terms
- fáiscín gruaige (“hair-clip”)
- fáiscín páipéir (“paper-clip”)
Mutation
Mutated forms of fáiscín
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lenition
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eclipsis
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| fáiscín
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fháiscín
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bhfáiscín
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fáiscín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “fáiscín”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “fáiscín”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025